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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Courts & crime
154 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 8
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.— Thomas Evans, a seamen, was charged before the bench with being drunk and disorderly in the Metropolitan Hotel on the 28th instant. Mr. Cook not being in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NEGLECT OF DUTY.— Carl Klein, an articled seaman on board the Dutch barque Minister Thorbecke, was brought before the Bench, charged with wilful neglect of duty. Captain Kanniegieter stated…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →April 25.— James Stirling Home, of Bathurst, Liabilities, £6197 7s. 1d. Assets, £4117 8s. 6d. Deficit, £2079 18s. 7d. April 25.— Archibald Alfred Wood, of Tourang…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →REFUSING TO DO DUTY.— Richard Andrews, Theodore Levingston, George Weavers, James Brown, all seimen belonging to the barque Atiadne, were charged with refusing to join that vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →INDECENT LANGUAGE—William Pepperhill was summoned before the bench, charged with using indecent language within hearing of persons passing in Charlton street. Mary Richards deposed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →USING INDECENT LANGUAGE.— William Pepperhill who was brought up before the bench on Wednesday last, on a charge of using indecent language towards a family of the name of Richards, within hearing of passers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FIGHTING IN THE STREETS.— A. B. Johnston, and Augustus Victor Stroyner, seamen, and messmates, were charged with committing a breach of the peace, in Hun-ter-street, on the 9th instant. Constable O'Smyth stated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The May Sittings of the District Court took place before Judge Purefoy, on Monday last. The barristers present were Messrs. Foster and Simpson; and out of twelve cases on the list, three only were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CONTINUED DISOBEIDIENCE.—kARL Kieme, a seaman ion board the Netherlands, barque, who has convieted on the 27th ultimo of wilful disobedience to the orders of his captain, and sentenced to seven days…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CAMERON V. CAMPBELL.— A Claim on the part of the plaintiff for 19 6s., for work done upon the cutter Mermaid. Mr. David Ritchue, one of the from deposed that the defandant came to him and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LEAVING HIS SHIP— Phillip Romerish, a seaman on board the brig Spray, was charged before I the Bench with deserting from the ship, and sentenced to be imprisoned for 14 days…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CHARGE OF STEALING FROM A LODGING-HOUSE.— William Simpson and Henry Harris were brought up in custody of the police, charged wall stealing £27 from Cloudy's boarding house, in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →FORGERY ON THE BANK OF AUSTRALASIA.— The two prisoners, William Harris and William Simpson changed with being implicated in the extensive forgeries committed on the Bank of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DESERTING FROM HIS SHIP.— Andrew Winter, a seaman of the barque Bright Planet, was brought up on warrant, charge with deserting and stealing the ship's boat, on the 6th ultimo. The prisoner…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →DESERTING HIS SHIP. —Charles Beck, an articled seaman, was brought before the Bench on two charges one of deserting, and the other leaving the schooner Fanny, on the 13th instant, at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ROBBERY AT CLOUDY's BOARDING HOUSE.— The two men, William Hairis, and William Stepson, who were charged before the bench on Wednesday with having perpetrated a robbery, were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The prisoner was then arraigned under the name of Francis Clarke, alias Gardiner, alias Francis Christie, upon an indictment which charged him with having, on the 16th…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Isaacs renewed the application made by him on Wednesday last, that a portion of the money taken from the prisoner upon his arrest might be handed over to him for the purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →CHARGE OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT.— Samuel Begg, a young man, a blacksmith by trade, residing at Minmi, was brought up, on warrant, before the Bench, charged with feloniously assaulting…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →ASSAULTING AN OFFICER.— George Antonio, an articled seaman on board the barque Ashburton, was brought before the Bench on two charges— one of assaulting the second mate, John Cork, and the…
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